26826 - Without her sacrifice

N. Lygeros
Translated from the Greek by Athena Kehagias

Without her sacrifice
Aretousa
would not be worthy
of Erotokritos
love
because he
isn’t merely
a young man
in love
but also a fighter
who even
in exile
is capable
of saving
his homeland
without claiming
or opting for a change
because he sees
the future
as Kolokotronis
would make it happen
eons later.